Use a credit card to pay the $250 fee. A $4 credit card service fee will apply. Complete the New Attorney Registration Form and Supreme Court Pre-Registration Form. Mail the completed forms and a check made payable to the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) for $250 to the BPR.
Sec. Ct. R. 6, the Supreme Court shall issue a license admitting the successful applicant to the bar of Tennessee.
If you believe your attorney has not acted in your best interest and has thereby done something illegal or unethical, you may wish to file a grievance against your attorney. In Tennessee you may contact the Board of Professional Responsibility at 1-800-486-5714 (www.tbpr.org).
Tennessee attorneys must complete 15 CLE credits (including at least three (3) in Ethics & Professionalism or “Dual Hour” credits) every year. The remaining 12 credits may be in any other CLE credit category.
The path to taking the bar exam bypasses law school in only eight states. Currently, only California, Wyoming, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and Virginia allow prospective lawyers to take the bar exam without attending law school.
Before law school, students must complete a Bachelor's degree in any subject (law isn't an undergraduate degree), which takes four years. Then, students complete their Juris Doctor (JD) degree over the next three years. In total, law students in the United States are in school for at least seven years.
There are two ways to be admitted to practice law in Tennessee - successfully passing the bar exam or through admittance by comity (i.e. reciprocity). Instructions for applying by bar exam or by comity can be found on the Board of Law Examiners website.
What do I do if I have a complaint against a lawyer?Open and complete the form, save it to your computer, then attach it along with any supporting documents in an email to DCGrievance@courts.in,gov. ... Open and complete the form, print it and mail it to:
All attorneys in Texas must complete fifteen (15) hours of CLE per compliance year. At least three (3) of the 15 hours must be devoted to Ethics/Professional Responsibility.